Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-27
WILL VISIT KANSAS CITY.
The President Accepts the Invitation O
the Delegation from that Place.

The Kansas City delegation, charged with the
mission OF inviting the President to visit Kansas
City during his Western trip, arrived here this
morning and called On the President shortly after
noon They had an appointments at IL O'Clock,
but were few minutes late They marched to
the White House by twos from Willard's. They
were received by the President in the East Room.
and were introduced by W. Mcdonald, one of their
party. After all had been introduced by name
ana oy Title or occupation Mr.. G. Fl. Allen, presi-
dent OF the Kansas City board Of trade, addressed
the President as follows:
Mr. ALIENS REMARKS.
''Mr. President: This delegation represents the
merchants, manufacturers. physicians, bankers,
and men OF business generally OF Kansas City,
who have turned aside from our ordinary daily.
avocations to be the hearers to yourself and Mrs
Cleveland OF this invitation over their own sigma
OF sss city S q
desire that you visit their city at such time during
the coming autumn as may best suit your own
iic trust resting upon you. The invitation cannot
sss that product aaa
northward to the great lakes, is vast vast in Extent Extent
and has for twenty years been pouring out
percentage of its most energetic capable and pro-
gressive citizens. We believe that somewhat
extended and elsurely visit to this great country
public duty, and Will be more than this
nation. fou are not only the Executive Of the
nation, but the recommendor Of its legislation and
IN the exercise OF your functions to great degree
joint legislator am therefore charged with the
serious consideration the desirabiiity Of such ex-
country, to which our own city OF Kansasvprac-
ttcally two cities In one-is the main gateway.
May Nay we 60 hence in the tustilable expectation
seeing you at our own city?
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
The President replied:
Mr.. Allen ana Gentlemen: I should not be
frank with you II professed tn at the invitation
which you have just now so pleasantly and cor
had Of your desire that should see you at your
beautiful home ! have thought that any trip
Sna5 %,Sht IN make bringing
= short stay il your active. s surfing stirring
which you so kindly extend to me has as no partisan
or political feature but that the parties to 1t are
the people OF Kansas City, desrous Of exhibiting
the people what they have done and contributed
toward the national greatness and prosperity, OF
which every American citizen is or should be proud
And the pleasure which the n-pOlitlcal feature
OF your invitation gives me Is Increased by the
TACT that Kansas City is represented here by the
enterprises which have made your city great and
prosperous, and that every interest which she
fosters has place in the delegation see before
me. want to see your city. and can discern no
opportunity to do so unless extend the trip al
ready determined upon, and include Kansas City
among the places shall visit The consideration
have already given the subject and the heart
lnesS and sincerity OF your invitation induce me
to accept 1T at once. My time upon this con-
templated trip will, OF course, be limited, and
many places which should be glad to see must
but am So free from douS. to
that think 1t would be af1ectatiOn to do other
wise than to assure you that your city shall be in
cluded In my scheme cannot now flx the exact
date when will be with you, but shall be glad to
arrange that and other details hereafter with
those acting in your behalf / might add, In q
general way, that the time will be between the
1St and the 18th OF October"
The President added that II this delegation was
their city, he feared he could not get away again
A handsomely bound and illustrated volume OF
Western scenes, with the invitation as the fronti
piece, was presented to the President.